EUPOS European Position Determination System c/o Senate Department for Urban Development, State Berlin, Germany Umea, Sweden, 22 nd 23 rd 2011 The Geodetic Infrastructure in Europe today and tomorrow Slide 1
Content The EUPOS initiative Organisation and management Co-operation with other organisations Galileo and EUPOS Conclusions Slide 2
The EUPOS initiative A project was initiated by the Berlin Senate Department for Urban development and supported by the European Academy of Urban Environment (EA.UE) in Berlin, Germany, 4 th -5 th March 2002. A Steering Committee was elected at the conference in Berlin on 4 th and 5 th March 2002, to draw up the draft proposal of the European GNSS reference network to be established in the near future. Slide 3
The EUPOS initiative EUPOS is a European regional ground-based GNSS augmentation system and an international organisation as well, EUPOS provides in Central and Eastern Europe and in several Eurasian countries a network of multi-functional DGNSS reference station systems providing signals that could be used for both geodetic point positioning and land, marine and air navigation. EUPOS fulfils all accuracy requirements of geodesy and navigation centimetre and sub-centimetre in post-processing, and centimetre as well as metre in all real-time mode. Slide 4
The EUPOS initiative EUPOS guarantees availability, quality and a service continuity due the use of uniform technical standards. EUPOS membership is admitted on a voluntary basis. Slide 5
EUPOS members Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Czech Republic German state Berlin (ISCO) Montenegro Estonia Hungary Kazakhstan Latvia Lithuania Republic of Macedonia Moldova Poland Romania Russian Federation Serbia Slovak Republic Ukraine Slovenia (observer) Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan and Georgia will apply EUPOS associated country membership in October 2011 Slide 6
As at 1 st June 2011 EUPOS Country (ISO 3166) Area [km 2 ] planned RS realised RS EUPOS Country (ISO 3166) Areal [km 2 ] planned RS realised RS BA 51,000 26 1 MK 25,434 14 14 BG 110,950 36 36 MD 33,700 15 2 CZ 78,870 27 27 PL 323,520 98 98 DE/ Berlin 891 4 4 RO 237, 500 73 58 EE 45,220 17 9 RU 17,075,400 238+ 224 HU 93,030 36 35 RS 88,360 32 32 KZ 2,724,900 500 30 SI (observer) 20,270 15 15 LV 64,600 23 23 SK 46,035 25 23 LV/ Riga City 307 5 5 UA 603,700 30 8 LT 65,300 25 25 All 21,926,487 1240+ 476 Slide 7
Current technical matters To continue the development of DGNSS ground-based augmentation systems in the EUPOS countries with entire regard to the EUPOS standards and guidelines. To ensure that all antennas of the EUPOS reference stations are calibrated in consideration of absolute antenna Phase Centre Variations (PCV). To reach RTCM SC 104 Standard of encrypted data messages (Private Messages). To develop a EUPOS self-certification procedure corresponding with the EUPOS technical standards, including measurements on the spot. To develop a method to determine local multipath influences especially at GNSS reference station antennas. To revise EUPOS reference frame fixing guidelines. Slide 8
EUPOS management The International EUPOS Steering Committee, the organisational structure and the EUPOS conferences; and the National EUPOS Service Centres (NSC) Slide 9
The organisational structure of EUPOS Slide 10
EUPOS National Service Centres structure Slide 11
Changes of the EUPOS Terms of Reference (excerpt of 5) Members of the ISC are: (a) One representative from each EUPOS member country. In exceptional cases a country may be granted more than one representative should this be advisable due to that country s particular situation. They shall, nevertheless, hold a common position in the ISC decision-making process; (b) Representatives of other states, organizations, institutions, companies etc. which joined the ISC at its founding; (c) The head of the ISC Office (ISCO); (d) Non-European countries can apply for the status associated country, which allows participation in all EUPOS conferences and activities. However countries which have associated country status can not vote in the EUPOS decision making. Associated countries receive full membership if the DGNSS infrastructure will be established and fulfill the EUPOS Standards. Slide 12
EUPOS co-operations and memberships EUPOS contributes to UNOOSA activities and goals in the field of DGNSS and applications, e.g. by EUPOS participation in UNOOSA workshops. EUPOS is an associated member of the International Committee on GNSS (ICG), and a founding member of the ICG since 2001. ICG and EUPOS have agreed that EUPOS will try to accomplish all regional reference systems and frames in the Berlin/EUPOS Symposia. EGNOS and EUPOS have agreed on the goal of entering into a co-operation for their reciprocal benefit. A first meeting was held in Berlin on 23rd March 2011. Slide 13
EUPOS co-operations and memberships EUPOS and EUREF have been established an information exchange at the start of the co-operation. Reports on discussions and results of both EUREF and EUPOS conferences, are to be distributes each to the other organisation. Information on German BKG activities and news are to be distributed to the International EUPOS Steering Committee, and reports on the EUPOS conferences be distributed to BKG. EUPOS is an active member of the Radio Technical Commission for Maritime Services (RTCM). Slide 14
EUPOS co-operation with other organisations A successful series of UNOOSA/... Workshops and of EUPOS Symposia related on themes in the field of GNSS, DGNSS Augmentation and Applications started 2008 Slide 15
International Symposium on Global Navigation Satellite Systems, Space-Based and Ground-Based Augmentation Systems and Applications Berlin, Germany, 12 13 October 2011 Slide 16
Further publication of EUPOS and Berlin are available Slide 17
Galileo and EUPOS Galileo gains a huge number of new users, over 1200 reference stations in 19 countries will work permanently using the Galileo system. EUPOS will offer and guarantee the services of proper accutacy as recommended by the Galileo Programme. Some EUPOS stations could be incorporated to the Galileo ground control monitoring segment. EUPOS will transfer the Galileo standards to all users in Centre and Eastern Europe. Slide 18
Conclusions EUPOS is an initiative for close co-operation of currently 19 Central and Eastern European countries and one German Land that build up a ground based European regional GNSS augmentation system with uniform standards. The coordinates of the EUPOS stations are determined with high precision in geodetic reference and coordinate systems which conform the INSPIRE Directive requirements. EUPOS will use the signals of Galileo as a basis standard as soon as it is available, and GPS and GLONASS as basis standard up to complete availability of Galileo and as optional standard after complete functionality of Galileo. Slide 19
Thank you for your attention! c/o Senate Department for Urban Development Section Geodetic Reference Systems Fehrbelliner Platz 1, 10707 Berlin, Germany phone +49 30 90 139 53 60, fax +49 30 90 139 53 61 gerd.rosenthal@senstadt.berlin.de gerd.rosenthal@eupos-isco.org www.eupos.org Slide 20